Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Dark Shadow Lichen

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phaeophyscia sciastra

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Dark Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dark Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Phaeophyscia sciastra

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dark Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dark Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.